Parque do Ibirapuera

In a city that lines its streets with high-rises, it's nice to know that there is a place to escape from the hustle and bustle. That escape is the Parque do Ibirapuera, the Sao Paulo equivalent of Central Park, home to not only an abundance of natural landscape, but to many of the cities greatest institutions of culture. One can choose to lounge in plentiful shade and read from the Sunday portable library, jog along the lake, or take in one of the art museums, pavilions, or even the planetarium. A traveler could legitimately plan a whole day around the park, and in all honesty, if the best of nature and culture is your thing, you probably should!